School mottos?

Inservi Deo et laetare

Another one with the motto Fortite, Fidelite, Felicite - Bravely, Faithfully and Cheerfully. School song was “Land of our birth we pledge to thee” although I believe it’s been changed now. It was a girls grammar school, state school, and has escaped becoming comprehensive.

Our’s was Alere Flammam. Keep the flame burning.

Grandetante my school motto was Ora et labora too - it was always pointed out to us that prayer came before work! I wonder if it was the same girls boarding school in Sussex?
Afterwards I went to an ordinary girl’s state grammar school where the motto was ‘I press toward the mark’ which was a bit obscure to us (from the Bible -St Paul I think?) - we weren’t sure what mark we were supposed to be pressing to!

The school in which I taught in Kenya had the motto 'Walk in the Light'. I think there is a hymn with this line. We called the school magazine 'Reflections'.

Aim High and I've always tried to
homefarm Now there's a coincidence!
My personal motto is "conlineo"! I also try to!
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Luce Magistra....with the light as my teacher. Not that I ever knew what it meant,and I was there for 11 years,

That’s St John’s! I went there before going to St Mags! X

Our school hymn was “He who would valiant be” and the motto was taken from that “Follow the Master”
About 3 years ago I bought a book about The History of the school from its inception to its very sad demise in the 70’S.
It was also entitled Follow the Master.

We didn't have a motto. However, the other high school on the campus had "Strive to succeed." I always thought that it sounded grim.

"unfortunately it didn't improve over the subsequent three verses

Ours was ‘Vouloir c’est pouvoir’ where there is a will there is a way!

Certanti dabitur - who strives shall gain.

Our Lady of Sion Convent Grammar School - per ardua ad astra which they translated as we aspire to reach the stars.

The school song (written by one of the girls, presumably in historical times) was dire.

What school is like our Sion home
The best school of all
We love it where so ere we roam
Till the last bell call
For working days and holidays
And sad and melancoly days
They are great days and jolly days
In the best school of all

Unfortunately it didn't improve over the subsequent three verses.

My first school was a PNEU one. That's why I recognised the 'I am etc'. I wondered why it seemed familiar. I only attended that school till I was about 6 or 7. It was lovely now I think about it.

Mine was “Per aspera ad astra” (Through adversity or hardships to the stars).

Ours was Veritas

Although Trouthe Schal Delyvere is over the door the actual school motto is Dieu et mon Droit, ‘God and my Right’.

My college had Cogito Ergo Sum, ‘I think, therefore I am’.

Per Ardua ad Alta ‘Through Efforts to Heights’ is the motto of Birmingham University, the coat of arms is a mermaid.
A nearby girls’ school has Trouthe Schal Delyvere (Truth Shall Deliver) from a poem, Truth by Geoffrey Chaucer

Summa peto Seek the highest

allium
Mine was pretty toe curling - I am, I can, I ought, I will, therefore I'm not, I can't, I shan't, I wont, ???

Allium that sounds like a PNEU motto. We added ‘The standard’s high so’s the bill so’s the bill.’

Sapere Audi [I think] Dare to be wise!

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Borrheid, Is that song, playing in your head? ?

We translated it as : Loyal I will be during my life.